Buckle.



DE VER H. WARNER.

BUCKLE.

APPLICATION FILED DEO.14, 1910.

Patented June 10, 1913.

SAEC PAENT @FFTQE.

DE VER H. WARNER, OF BRIDGEPORT, CONNECTICUT. ASSIGNOR TO WARNER BROTH-ERS COMPANY, OF BRIDGEPORT, CONNECTICUT, A CORPORATION OF CONNECTICUT.

BUCKLE.

Specification of Letters Patent.

atcntcd June 10, 1913.

Application filed December 1 1, 1910. Serial No. 597,196.

To all whom it may concern Be it known that I, Dr: Vnn H. Human, acitizen of the United States, residing at Bridgeport, Fairfield county,(loimecticut, have invented certain new and useful Tmprovements inBuckles, of which the following is a specification.

This invention relates to buckles of the rustless back type and theobjects of the invention are to provide a buckle of improved design forclamping the webbing in a novel manner so as to avoid undue thickness atthe point of clamping, to pivot the clamping lever to the frame of thebuckle so as to clamp the running length of the webbing against thelooped member and secure a bite upon .it without deflecting said runninglength over any portion of the Frame of the buckle and to effect otherimprovements which will appear hereinafter in the specification.

In the accompanying drawings I have illustrated one embodiment of myinvention but I am not to be understood as limiting myself to theprecise form shown except as required by the appended claims.

In the drawings, Figure l is an enlarged perspective view of the buckleviewing the same from the rear, the buckle being open. Fig. 2 is a planview of the buckle in closed position with the webbing in place alon theline Al in, Fig. 4t, the running length ot the webbing being shown insection. Fig. 3 is a front view with the webbing partly inserted and thebuckle open. Fig. 4 is a front view with the webbing fully inserted andthe buckle closed. Fig. 5 is an edge vicw o'l Fig. 4 showing the partsunder strain as in use, and Fig. 3 is a view similar to Fig. 5 partly invertical section along the line (1-D of Fig. 4L to more clearlyillustrate the position of the parts under strain, as is also shown inhorizontal section in Fig. 2.

Sin'iilar numerals of reference indicate similar parts throughout theseveral views.

The clamping lever comprises the lever arm 6 and clamping edge 8, hereshown in the form of teeth or serrations cxtemling at an acute angle tothe lever arm (3. The clamping lever is also provided with cars orsockets 7, 7 in which the back or frame is pivoted as will be described.

The frame of the buckle is made of wire and comprises the pintles orpivots f), f), space bars 10, 10, back bars 10, 1.0, drop bars l1, l1and bottom bar H3. The pintlcs or pivots S), S) are adapted to beinserted in sockets or cars 7, T in the usual manner. The pivots 9, 1),space bars ll), 10 and back bars 10, 1( are in substantially the samehorizontal plane torming a horizontal loop. substantially at rightangles to the plane of the drop bars ,11, t1. llottom bar 10 is in asubstantially parallel horizontal plane to the plane of the pivot bars,space bars and back bars. The space .1) between the drop bars is greaterthan the length of the clamping edge S at the clamping lever which is sopositioned as to be dircctly opposite or project slightly into saidspace '12 when in closed position, the clamping edge then being insubstantially the same horizontal plane as that of the bottom (it backbars 10, 110, with the teeth or serrations ot the clamping edgeprojecting downward at an acute angle to said plane.

To web the buckle, one end of the webbing as 13 is passed from rear totrout over back bars 1.0, .10" and secured by stitches 1 t. The otherend or running length of the webbing, 15, is passed up through the loopbetween the turned over end 1?) and the clamping lever. \Vhcn theclamping lever is closed and the parts placed under strain as in use.the outer edges of the running length 15 ot the webbing aresubstantially vertical as shown in Fig. 5 and without any deliectionovcr cithcr the backhars l0, 10 or bottom bar US, while the centralportion of said running length is caused to secure a bite against theloop nicmhcr ol the webbing by being clamped against the unsupporttalcentral portion of the loop. the relationship (it the webbing andclamping edge to the back or t'ramc ot the buckle being clearly shown in.l igs, 2 and (3.

1 do not restrict myself to any ol the details shown or describedl'urlher than the scope of the claims demand but hat I claim and desireto sccurc by Letters latcnt is:

l. 111 a buckle, a trame comprising a front bar, space bars and backbars lying in sub stantially the same horizontal plane and forming anopen loop at each end ot the tramc. drop bars at the inner ends of theback bars spaced trom each other and cxtending substantially al rightanglcs to said back bars and to the plane of said loops and a bottom barparallel to the plane ot said loops and connected to the lower ends ofsaid drop bars, and a lever pivoted to said front bar and comprising alever arm and a clamping edge extending at an acute angle thereto and ofless length than the space between the drop bars.

2. The combination of a buckle including a frame comprising a front bar,space bars and back bars lying in substantially the same horizontalplane and forming an open loop at each end of the frame, drop bars atthe inner ends of the back bars spaced from each other and extendingsubstantially at right angles to said back bars and to the plane of saidloops and a bottom bar parallel to the plane of said loops and connectedto the lower ends of said drop bars, and a lever pivoted to said frontbar and comprising a lever arm and a clamping edge extending at an acuteangle thereto and of less length than the space between the drop bars,with a webbing having one end passed over the back bars, drop bars andbottom bar and the other end passed upward through the loops and betweensaid first named webbing end and the clamping edge of the lever.

In testimony whereof I have signed this specification in the presence oftwo subscribing witnesses.

DE VER H. WARNER.

lVitnesses: I

W. PERCY ALLEN, LUOIEN T. WARNER.

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